Topic: Spider Gx Won't Turn On (Read 359 times)

HackDaBox · « **Reply #15 on:** December 26, 2005, 05:39:00 AM »

Hello There ...

The washer goes under the Spider GX ! Try this and your chip might now work !

Follow my install guide here ..

http://www.hackdabox.com/SpiderGX.html

Also thats 16 megabit ( 2 megabytes ROM - 1 meg usable by you ! ) and the case and magnets is one of the best features of the Spider GX !

I haven't herd of any chips not being flashed properly ! so i guess the magnets are safe !

Seriously you have to admit the packaging is awesome !

HackDaBox !

HackDaBox · « **Reply #16 on:** December 28, 2005, 07:41:00 AM »

Buy the cheapest digital multimeter you can and set it to 20k ohmes. In the pic the dial needs to be turned 5 clicks to the left for the correct setting !

IPB Image

Remove the motherboard. Place one probe on a pogo pin and the other probe on the lpc hole on the back of the motherboard. Check every pogo pin. It should read 0 if it's making a good contact.

HackDaBox !

ISCE · « **Reply #17 on:** December 29, 2005, 05:53:00 AM »

I have the same problem:

All but one of the LEDs light up when the chip is turned on, and all light up when off. Never comes up into the Spider OS.

Xbox ver 1.0

It frags everytime after 3 tries. I've tried holding down the card multiple times and don't think it is a connection issue.

Anything else to try?

Thanks!

Necrosaro420 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 29, 2005, 04:47:00 PM »

QUOTE(ISCE @ Dec 29 2005, 02:00 PM)

I have the same problem:

All but one of the LEDs light up when the chip is turned on, and all light up when off. Never comes up into the Spider OS.

Xbox ver 1.0

It frags everytime after 3 tries. I've tried holding down the card multiple times and don't think it is a connection issue.

Anything else to try?

Thanks!

Having the EXACT same issue, but on a 1.6.

undrgrndntw · « **Reply #19 on:** December 29, 2005, 10:43:00 PM »

This Chips A freaking Joke!! how are you supose to install this on v1.0 if the lights can hardly help you. The people at spidergx.com wont respond to emails, and the install guide is so hard to follow you might as well guess. On top of all of this their websites down today. Even if people try to help me, theres nothing they can really do except give me advice. This chip sucks!!!

HackDaBox · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2005, 07:29:00 AM »

Oh come on ...

Do i have to make a video of the install procedure

On a V1.0 - V1.5 you simply place the washer on the metal ring around the screw hole near the lpc area. Place the Spider GX on top of that and screw it down using the provided screw. Then you insert the green wire into the D0 via. The dip switch settings are shipped in the all on state which is perfect !

Boot the chip and flash your bios.

HackDaBox !

PS i do realize the V1.6 install is harder and has issues booting .XBE files but early models are easy !

dizturbd · « **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2005, 01:03:00 PM »

I tried for 2 1/2 hours last night trying to get mine to align. So far this chip sucks, but I am gonna keep trying to get it aligned. I am having a problem because there is a capacitor or something on the motherboard that I think is in the way. It keeps slipping forward and away from the contact points. I also think it might have something to do with having my lpc points all soldered in and very unevenly. Maybe if I can flatten them somehow I can get it to work. Overall, I am disappointed with this install procedure.

dizturbd · « **Reply #22 on:** December 30, 2005, 02:08:00 PM »

I just tried installing on my other 1.0 that has a Matrix chip in it. No luck. This chip sucks. Will divineo give me my money back. This is ridiculous.

Haha, I put my matrix in, screwed it down, turned on the xbox and BAM!! It booted up. I didn't even try to align it. Good job to everyone that created the matrix chip.

jokerking1569 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 30, 2005, 02:37:00 PM »

YIKES! this is a piece of shit, iv spent proably a total of about 14 hours trying to install this chip yet it still wont work rite, iv got the DO right, and iv got the modchip touchign the progo pings (i think, iv tried ever sqeenze method) yet it still frag and wont do anything, i think im with everyone else that has this chip and belive it would be the cause of a faulty flash, can anyone tell me how to flash my chip and put in a bios?? i cant get anny dashboard to come up (due to a failed softmod), someone help!

-iv got xbox v. 1 (theres solder in the holes, i crattered it in with a safety pin so the progo pins would stay in place

Goeroe · « **Reply #24 on:** January 06, 2006, 02:44:00 PM »

same same, before checking out forums I bought this chip since Xenium Spice solderless chips weren't available anymore. I used common sense but in general almost everybody has the same trouble. With my chip everything is working the way it should exept booting up gives me frags. It really sucks. Guys from spider just don't comment which ofcourse sucks even more. I guess expect the quallity of the package it is just bad performance and a freaking joke. Some hobbying in the backyard I think.
It seems that the bios is not ok, but I haven't seen anywere how I can put in new bios from a non starting chip. Also all info on the website from http://www.hackdabox.com can found all together over the internet so read it done it etc but without any results. Thanks anyhow for this guy just to assure myself that I have done all I can and gathered it all together. Measured by AVO meter and all's ok

If someone has more suggestions ideas let me know.

HackDaBox · « **Reply #25 on:** January 07, 2006, 03:05:00 AM »

Well i do have one idea left ...

Return the damn EVIL chip and live happily ever after !

HackDaBox !

Goeroe · « **Reply #26 on:** January 08, 2006, 01:49:00 PM »

It seems to be going this way... Unfortunately I bought my chip on the web and the supplier is not responding on my bad news. I suggested not to sell these chips due to bad experience, and advised them to do some forums searches before selling new stuff. Since they are claiming to deliver quality and wish the best for their customers I would have expected this to be done, but not! This was the least I can do to prevent some other people from getting the same chip s..t. I will not tell the name of this website, give them some more week to anwer and come back to me.

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